Driving and parking
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If you then exit the vehicle leaving the Smart-
Key in the vehicle, the automatic transmission
remains in neutral i.
You open the driver's door when the vehicle is
at a standstill or when driving at a very low
speed and the transmission position is h or
k.
Manual gearshiꢂing
Engaging park position P
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Observe the notes on parking the vehicle
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Depress the brake pedal until the vehicle
comes to a standstill.
When the vehicle is at a standstill, press but-
ton j.
When the transmission position display shows
j, the park position is engaged. If no trans-
mission position display j appears, secure
the vehicle to prevent it from rolling away.
To maneuver with an open driver's door, open
the driver's door while at a standstill and
engage transmission position h or k again.
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Engaging drive position D
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Depress the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
SELECT lever down past the ꢀrst point of
resistance.
When the automatic transmission is shiꢂed to
position h, you can manually shiꢂ it with the
steering wheel gearshiꢂ paddle. If permitted, the
automatic transmission shiꢂs to a higher or lower
gear depending on the steering wheel gearshiꢂ
paddle being pulled.
When the automatic transmission is in transmis-
sion position h, it shiꢂs the gears automatically.
This depends, among other things, on the follow-
ing factors:
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Depending on the situation, it may take a
short time until j is engaged. Therefore,
always pay attention to the transmission posi-
tion display.
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The selected drive program
The position of the accelerator pedal
The driving speed
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You have two options to manually shiꢂ the auto-
matic transmission:
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Park position j is engaged automatically if one
of the following conditions is met:
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Temporary setting
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Permanent setting
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You switch the stationary vehicle oꢄ in trans-
mission position h or k.
The gears shiꢂ automatically when manual shiꢂing
is deactivated.
